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now. APPL'IOATIOH FLEDEIAY 9, 1908.

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I/I/lI TNESSES J. A. HANGER.

PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED HAY 9,1908. 94.2%. Patented Jan. 4, w10` j 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

NI/ENTOR 5. A. HANGER.

PLOW.

APPLIGATIUN FILED MAY 9,1908. @gg/L Patented Jan, 1910. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3. 40 j citiyz'n of. .the-United States, residin'l aty UNITEnsfrnTns PATENT finca.,

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To concern.' l i Be it known that-I, JAMES-A. HANGER, a

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ington, ha"v e invented certain new .l and useul Improvements 4in-llows; and I do hereby declare the following-.to be a full,i

clear,and exactA description of the vin ven-i;

- tion, such as w'ill enable others skilledin the art to which it 'appertains to make andV use The invention relates4 to plows, and ancre,

I particularly to' the class oi hill side diskv i .The primary objectof lows of the ang'type.

p g the inventionis-the .provision of aplow havinga frame with a reversible draft beam supported thereon, and '..disk lgangs, one immovable. and the 'other tions, -andV means forl .'25

v i .adjustable in selected'angular positions. y 2 0 line oid-raft Of the p ow withoutthe ne-` :.cess'i'ty of bodilyturning the entire'plow.v

^ Inthe drawings accom an ing and form-.

Y' I, ing part of this specification 1s illustratedin deta1loneadvantageousform of embodiment 30A of- .the invention' which, 4to enable those 'skilled inv the artto practice said invention-, willf be set orth at vlength inthe following description, while thenovelty of the invention will be included in theclaims succeeding-said description.. j j In the drawings f-Figure 1 is a top plan. .view of. theinvention. Fig.2 isa longitudin'al sectionalview thereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse section. "Fig i is an end view of the invention .looking in the direction ofthe lineiof draft. .Fig -5 is a bottom plan yievv ofthe invention.` i Similar vreference characters. indicate"-corv .responding 'parts Vthroughout the several 'views in the drawings.'- In the drawings. the numeral 10 -desigi uates an annular frame, which in 'this inject through 'the' annular frame 10 and are held secured tlfereto by threaded engagementwith nuts13, so that said. supporting Specicatipn of Letters Patent. i l Application alea llay 9, 1908.' Serial No. 431,906.

Patented Jana, 1910.

On-the outer face of the frame 10 is' se-' .cureda plate 14 having an outwardly disposed later'al' extension 15'at right angles thereto and to whichis seeured'a .disk gang o0 su 'porting frame`16, including spaced par;A al el sidebars 17, arranged at right angles to fthe supporting beam. 11 and having. secured thereto transverse end bars '18. Depending from the transverse. end bars 18 are-stand 65 hards. 19, having at .their free ends bearings 20,- for supporting Vand-receiving a rotatable axle or shaft 21, upon whi'chis xedlyconnected a plurality of straight disks 2 2, 'which are'held spaced from each other'b'y 70 tvsleeves 23, surroundin said axle.' One. of

said parallel side bar s 17 ofthe disk.fra`me -is extended upwardly at :1n-inclination, and. outwardly to form a connection 24 -ixedly secured to the supporting beam 11, s oyas to 7 5 hold the disk frame rigidlyl and immovable withv respectl to theplow frame.\ .'-v 4 At .a point 'opposite the'plate 114:- and secured 'to the inner face of the annular frame 10 is a plate 25, having anextension 26 at 80 right angles thereto which.isprov'ided witlf'A a plurality of openings 27 Adjustably-con-. nected by a bolt fastening. 28, passing.

Y through one of the openin' S27, is a 'movable disk gang supporting `ameg29, having -spaced parallel side bars `30 comiected'- to transverse end bars 31, and an intermediate. bearing plate 32, for. the extension'26; De,- pending from the under 'face of the end bars' 31 are standards 33 having bearings 34:, re' 90 ceiving an axle or shaft 35,' upon which isv xedly connected a' plurality of spaced oon' t caved disks 36, forming a-gang. Said'disks 36 areheld in spaced relation by interposed 4sleeves 37, surrounding the axle. Each ofg95. the disks 22 and .36 is provided with periph; eral beveled cutting teeth 38, however, other f. forms-of disks maybe employed ,if found vSecured to the under-faceof the su port- 100 ing beam 1'1 and extending longitudinally" thereof, is a yieldablebearing plate 39,. adapted to contact with' the innerend of die disk gagg sp'pporting frame=29, to. 'permit a lslightc'yieldingl movement thereof. `Iroject- 1 05 ing froin opposite sides ofthe disk gang supporting frame 29 and diagonally disposedatv opposite ends thereof, are perforated lugs ou ears 40, either of which is adapted'for de-` tachable connections with a link 41, the lat- 110 ter adjustablyconnected by a fastening 4 2 beam is xedly held in positief? in the frame.

a bell-crank lever 43 pivotally connected as at" 44 to a bracket 45, depending from the under side o f the supporting beam 11 near. one endfthe'eof and' secured thereto by fas- ,..ten'ers 46. To4 limit the swinging movement Uli .ofitheQbell crank lever 43 there are provided spaced' stopmembers 47, for-medion the lower 'edge'ofthe annular frame 10 and having lateral hook 'extremities 48. directed toward each other forlocking engagement with'the bell crank lever '48 tohold thesame .in its JRotatably mounted upon the-supporting beam. 11,'is'a reversible' draft beam 49, which is pivotally connected thereto 'by a king bolt 50,'fsurrounded by frictional wearing plates prfwashers 51, interposed betweensaid -supportin beam and draft beam. Above the op`posi e extremities. of the lsupporting beam'l 11 'and secured tothe frame 10 are plates 52 'having alining recesses 53 for locking en-- gagement'with a dog or latch member 54 pivoted as`at 55 in an elongated slot-56 in the draft beam-'49, and which member 54 is connected by alink 57 witha foot lever 58 25.

pivotedas at 59kbetween lugs 60 secured to the upper face -of'the draftbeam. In ad- AVance of the member 54am' spaced eyes 61,

secured to theuppei` face of the draft beam 49, and in alinement with each other 4and in which'is slidably mounted 'a pin 62, having a Vcollar 63 forming a bearing for one end of a tension -spring (34, in the form of acoiled retractile-spring', surrounding the-pin (32 and .having its opposite end bearing against one engages the dog or latch .member l54 from eye 61, sov as'to hold said piu 62 in contact withl the dog member 54for normally main'- taining the Same ina-position Yfor locking engagement-With recesses 53. In proximity .tothe foot lever `5S'and carried by thel draft beam 49jnear its rear endis a seat 65, upon which the driver ofthe plow is tobe seated. In the actual operation of the invention after the plow has reached a predetermined distance on the hill side, it is desired to reverse the direction of movement; thereof. The operatorgon the seat .65' depresses or actuates. the foot :lever 58 and thereby disthe recess or notch with which it coperaties. It being understood .of course that the -plow a-t this 'moment is at a standstill and the operator then turns the draft animals so as to turn the draft beam 49 upon the king bolt -50.until .said `draft ibeam is reversed,

whereupon the dog or latch member 54 engages 1t". 'opposite coperativerecess, andi 1 thereby positions said draft beam withrespect to the frame 10. so that the plow. is

ready to move in .the reversed direction from that of its previous line of draft. -Now prior frame havinga plurality o to the starting of theplow in itsv reversed line 'of draft it is necessary for thekoperatorv to. shitt Athebell crank lever 43 and to permit this the latter is disengaged from the hook .extremity 48and-upon movement thereof the disk gang supporting frame 29 is moved to an adjusted angular` position through the medium ofthe l1nk 41 having 'connection ,with one of the ears 40V at the end of the diskigan'g supporting frame It is understood that to maintain the disk gangsupf porting frame 29 in its adjusted position the bell crank-lever v43, is brought intol engage'.

ment with'the opposite hook extremity 48 of the stop mem er 47 with respect to the one it previously engaged. Havmg deserlbed the invention wlat is claimed -is l 1. A plow ot' the class describedcomprising an annular frame, a reversiblerotary draft beam'eoperative therewith, a' fixed disk gang supporting` frame having rotatable straight disks,'a movable .disk .gang supporting 'frame having 'curved rotatable disks,`andmeans Afor moving said last mentoned disk supporting frame in angular adjusted positions. i 2. A plow of the, class'described comprising av frame having a reversible draft beam thereon, an immovable disk gang supporting frame, a plurality of space( thereby.

'3. AA plow lof the class described comprisinga frame having a reversible draft beam thereon, an immovable disk gang support-4 ing frame, a plurality of spaced' straight disks carried by the latter, an angular-ly 'supporting frame.-

lIn testimony whereof,l afiix my signature, in 'presence of two witnesses.

5 JAMES .lin- IlAl\i(lrl lR. Witnesses: y 4

W. E; CAHiLL Bessin STEVENS.

'straight disksc'arried by the latter, an angularly adjust! able disk gang supporting frame, and a plu-A lrality of spaced concave disks 'carried' 

